WILMINGTON — Sanford ‘s boys basketball team overcame the loss of two starters late in the third period, taking control and defeating St. Elizabeth, 58-51, on Feb. 16 at a sold-out St. E Center. It was the first loss...
CHICAGO -- In a practical sense, nothing changed. But sister after sister at the Hope-Esperanza Conference in Chicago said everything now feels different.
About 150 women religious under age 65 gathered in person Jan. 25-28 with more than 100 others...
WASHINGTON -- The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception has once again been targeted by vandals. This time, a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the north lawn of the basilica grounds, located in an...
PHILADELPHIA -- As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches the two-year mark Feb. 24, OSV News sat down with Metropolitan Archbishop Borys A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, recently returned from his latest visit to Ukraine,...
MILLTOWN — Jake O’Donoghue moved from tight end, where he had played for his first three seasons as a member of the Saint Mark’s High School football team, to offensive line as a senior. But despite moving into the...
WILMINGTON — Padua took another step toward the basketball postseason with a 70-45 victory on Feb. 15 at Tower Hill. With the win, the Pandas improved to 15-4.
Padua had a 10-point lead after a quarter, then put the game...
Q: My son is dating a Protestant girl. If my son married outside of the Catholic Church, is he not permitted to take the Eucharist? I am praying that the girl consents to have a Catholic matrimony, but that...
HOCKESSIN — GG Banks pulled up in front of her schoolmates from Ursuline Academy who had traveled to Sanford to see the Raiders battle the Warriors in a much-anticipated girls basketball matchup. The freshman drained a three-point shot to...
In Roman Catholic parishes, the rituals of Lent begin with the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday. But many Eastern Christians -- both Catholic and Orthodox -- set the tone for the penitential season of Lent by observing another...
By Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archdiocese of New York
I just celebrated my birthday. Twenty days after I entered the world, I was carried by my godparents to Immaculate Conception Parish in Maplewood, Missouri, to be baptized by the pastor, Father John...